Compound-specific carbon isotope analysis for mechanistic characterization of debromination of decabrominated diphenyl ether.
Xifen ZhuYin ZhongHeli WangDan LiYirong DengShutao GaoPing'an PengPublished in: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM (2020)
The two-step method based on HPLC and EA/IRMS avoids the thermal instability of BDE-209 in the traditional CSIA method. It offers a novel approach for elucidating the degradation mechanisms of BDE-209 in the environment and for source identification in contaminated sites.